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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 8, 1892
Died
January 24, 1960
Place of Birth
Lead, South Dakota, USA
John Miljan
0.6 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in 201 films between 1924 and 1958. He was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four decades, beginning in 1923. Miljan made his first sound film in 1927 in the promotional trailer for The Jazz Singer, inviting audiences to see the upcoming landmark film. In later years he played imposing, authoritative parts such as high-ranking executives and military officers. He is best remembered as General Custer in Cecil B. De Mille's film The Plainsman. Miljan died from cancer in Hollywood in 1960, aged 67. He was married to Victoire Lowe and adopted her two sons from her first marriage to actor Creighton Hale.
Known For
6.6
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
6.5
Chief Tomache
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
1958
4.6
Chief Nantan
Apache Warrior
1957
7.8
The Blind One
The Ten Commandments
1956
🎬
0.0
Chief Dark Thunder
Johnny Moccasin
1956
0.0
Antelope
The Wild Dakotas
1956
6.7
Mayor Walsh
Run for Cover
1955
5.0
Malek
Pirates of Tripoli
1955
5.0
Wilbur Crane
Bonzo Goes to College
1952
5.0
Herman Taphert (uncredited)
Camera Sleuth
1951
Credits
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1982
6.6
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
as Chief Tomache
1958
6.5
Apache Warrior
as Chief Nantan
1957
4.6
The Ten Commandments
as The Blind One
1956
7.8
🎬
Johnny Moccasin
as Chief Dark Thunder
1956
0.0
The Wild Dakotas
as Antelope
1956
0.0
Run for Cover
as Mayor Walsh
1955
6.7
Pirates of Tripoli
as Malek
1955
5.0
Bonzo Goes to College
as Wilbur Crane
1952
5.0
Camera Sleuth
as Herman Taphert (uncredited)
1951
5.0
M
as Blind Baloon Vendor
1951
6.4
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Old Man (uncredited)
1950
5.0
Mule Train
as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
1950
5.0
Mrs. Mike
as Mr. Howard
1949
2.0
Samson and Delilah
as Lesh Lakish
1949
6.5
Stampede
as T. J. Furman
1949
5.5
Adventure in Baltimore
as Mr. Eckert
1949
4.9
Perilous Waters
as Carter Larkin
1948
0.0
The Flame
as Detective
1947
5.7
That's My Man
as Secretary
1947
6.0
Queen of the Amazons
as Narrator / Col. Jones
1947
2.9
Sinbad the Sailor
as Moga
1947
5.9
The Killers
as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
1946
7.3
White Tie and Tails
as Mr. Latimer
1946
7.0
The Last Crooked Mile
as Police Lieutenant Mayrin
1946
5.1
Lost City of the Jungle
as Doctor Gaffron
1946
5.9
Wildfire
as Pete Fanning
1945
1.0
Back to Bataan
as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
1945
6.0
It's in the Bag!
as Mr. Arnold
1945
5.7
I Accuse My Parents
as Dan Wilson
1944
2.7
The Merry Monahans
as Arnold Pembroke
1944
5.0
Bride by Mistake
as Major Harvey
1944
6.1
The Fallen Sparrow
as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
1943
5.8
Submarine Alert
as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
1943
4.3
Bombardier
as Charlie Craig
1943
5.6
The Boss of Big Town
as Kenneth Craige
1942
5.0
Criminal Investigator
as Edward Judson
1942
4.0
The Devil with Hitler
as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
1942
5.5
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Rolfe
1942
4.5
The Big Street
as McWhirter (Uncredited)
1942
5.6
North of the Rockies
as Morgan
1942
0.0
Obliging Young Lady
as George Potter
1942
5.0
🎬
Riot Squad
as Jim Grosso
1941
0.0
The Deadly Game
as Henri Franck
1941
6.0
Forced Landing
as General Valdane
1941
4.0
Double Cross
as Nick Taggart
1941
4.8
The Cowboy and the Blonde
as Bob Roycroft
1941
0.0
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Carter Dangerfield
1940
5.5
Young Bill Hickok
as Nicholas Tower
1940
4.5
New Moon
as Pierre Brugnon
1940
6.5
Queen of the Mob
as Pan
1940
5.0
Women Without Names
as John Marlin
1940
4.1
Emergency Squad
as Slade Wiley
1940
5.0
Fast and Furious
as Eric Bartell
1939
4.7
Juarez
as Mariano Escobedo
1939
6.5
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Dr. Dolan
1939
5.7
The Oklahoma Kid
as Ringo
1939
6.0
Pardon Our Nerve
as Duke Page
1939
0.0
Ride a Crooked Mile
as Lt. Col. Stuart
1938
0.0
If I Were King
as Thibaut d'Aussigny
1938
6.8
Border G-Man
as Louis Rankin
1938
5.0
Miracle Money
as Dr. Jones
1938
5.6
Man-Proof
as Tommy Gaunt
1938
4.3
Arizona Mahoney
as Cameron Lloyd
1936
6.0
The Plainsman
as General George A. Custer
1936
6.3
North of Nome
as Dawson
1936
6.0
The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Baltimore Evans
1936
0.0
Private Number
as Sam Stapp
1936
6.6
Sutter's Gold
as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
1936
0.0
Murder at Glen Athol
as Bill Holt
1936
6.5
3 Kids and a Queen
as Boss Benton
1935
6.0
Under the Pampas Moon
as Graham Scott
1935
5.0
Mississippi
as Major Patterson
1935
6.7
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Albert Dufresne
1935
6.5
The Ghost Walks
as Prescott Ames
1934
5.3
Tomorrow's Youth
as Thomas Hall Sr.
1934
0.0
Belle of the Nineties
as Ace Carter
1934
5.7
Young and Beautiful
as Gordon Douglas
1934
4.0
Unknown Blonde
as Frank Wilson
1934
1.0
Whirlpool
as Barney Gaige
1934
5.9
The Poor Rich
as Prince Abdul Hamidshan
1934
0.0
Madame Spy
as Weber
1934
6.0
The Sin of Nora Moran
as Paulino
1933
5.4
King for a Night
as Walter Douglas
1933
6.2
Twin Husbands
as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
1933
3.6
The Mad Game
as William Bennett
1933
0.0
The Way to Love
as Marco
1933
0.0
Blind Adventure
as Regan
1933
5.5
The Nuisance
as John Calhoun
1933
5.0
What! No Beer?
as Butch Lorado
1933
5.5
Whistling in the Dark
as Charlie
1933
5.6
Flesh
as Willard
1932
5.6
Prosperity
as Holland
1932
4.7
The Kid from Spain
as Pancho
1932
6.6
Unashamed
as District Attorney Harris
1932
6.3
Night Court
as Crawford
1932
6.4
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Greg Grannard
1932
4.6
The Wet Parade
as Major Doleshal
1932
5.8
Are You Listening?
as Ted Russell
1932
5.0
Arsène Lupin
as Prefect of Police
1932
6.9
The Beast of the City
as District Attorney
1932
5.8
Hell Divers
as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
1932
6.4
Emma
as District Attorney
1932
6.4
West of Broadway
as Norman (uncredited)
1931
6.3
Possessed
as John Driscoll
1931
7.0
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Wayne Burlingham
1931
6.1
Son of India
as Juggat
1931
5.0
Iron Man
as Paul H. Lewis
1931
5.4
The Secret Six
as Joe Colimo
1931
5.5
Gentleman's Fate
as Florio
1931
6.0
Politics
as Jim Curango
1931
6.3
Inspiration
as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor
1931
5.5
Paid
as Inspector Burke
1930
6.8
War Nurse
as French Medical Officer (uncredited)
1930
4.6
Remote Control
as Doctor Kruger
1930
4.7
Our Blushing Brides
as Martin W. Sanderson
1930
5.4
The Unholy Three
as Prosecuting Attorney
1930
5.6
Estrellados
as Self (Guest Appearance)
1930
0.0
The Sea Bat
as Juan
1930
4.3
In Gay Madrid
as Armada - the Torero
1930
5.0
Show Girl in Hollywood
as Frank Buelow
1930
5.4
Free and Easy
as Bedroom Scene
1930
6.0
Not So Dumb
as (uncredited)
1930
5.1
The Woman Racket
as Chris Miller
1930
4.7
Devil-May-Care
as Lucien DeGrignon
1929
5.6
Untamed
as Bennock
1929
5.9
Speedway
as Lee Renny
1929
5.5
The Unholy Night
as Major Mallory
1929
5.3
Times Square
1929
0.0
Fashions in Love
as Frank Martin
1929
0.0
A Man's Man
as John Miljan (uncredited)
1929
0.0
Gossip
as Bill - Alice's Husband
1929
0.0
The Voice of the City
as Dapper Don Wilkes
1929
5.8
The Desert Song
as Captain Fontaine
1929
4.5
Hardboiled Rose
as Steve Wallace
1929
0.0
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Grant - Lawyer
1929
0.0
The Eternal Woman
as Gil Martin
1929
0.0
Stark Mad
as Dr. Milo
1929
3.0
Innocents of Paris
as Monsieur Renard
1929
0.0
The Home Towners
as Joe Roberts
1928
0.0
Land of the Silver Fox
as James Crawford
1928
0.0
The Terror
as Alfred Katman
1928
6.0
Women They Talk About
as Officer
1928
0.0
Lady Be Good
as Murray
1928
0.0
Glorious Betsy
as Preston
1928
5.8
The Crimson City
as Gregory Kent
1928
0.0
The Little Snob
as Walt Keene
1928
0.0
Husbands for Rent
as Hugh Frazer
1927
0.0
The Silver Slave
as Philip Caldwell
1927
0.0
Sailor Izzy Murphy
as The Lunatic
1927
0.0
The Jazz Singer
as Host (uncredited)
1927
6.1
A Sailor's Sweetheart
as Mark Krisel
1927
7.0
🎬
The Clown
as Bert Colton
1927
1.0
The Desired Woman
as Lieutenant Kellogg
1927
0.0
Stranded
as Grant Payne
1927
0.0
The Satin Woman
as Maurice
1927
0.0
What Happened To Father
as Victor Smith
1927
0.0
The Yankee Clipper
as Paul de Vigny
1927
6.4
Lovers
as Alvarez
1927
0.0
🎬
Paying the Price
as Michael Donovan
1927
0.0
🎬
Quarantined Rivals
as Ed, the barber
1927
0.0
The Final Extra
as Mervin Le Roy
1927
0.0
Wolf's Clothing
as Johnson Craigie
1927
0.0
🎬
Lucky Fool
1927
0.0
My Official Wife
as Nicholas
1926
0.0
Almost a Lady
as Henri
1926
0.0
Unknown Treasures
as Ralph Cheneey
1926
0.0
The Amateur Gentleman
as Viscount John Devenham
1926
0.0
Devil's Island
as André Le Févier
1926
0.0
Footloose Widows
as J.A. Smith
1926
0.0
🎬
Brooding Eyes
as Drummond
1926
0.0
The Devil's Circus
as Lieberkind
1926
7.1
Flaming Waters
as Jasper Thorne
1925
0.0
Morals for Men
as Wallace
1925
0.0
The Unchastened Woman
as Lawrence Sanbury
1925
4.9
The Unnamed Woman
as Archie Wesson
1925
0.0
Wreckage
as Maurice Dysart
1925
0.0
The Overland Limited
as Brice Miller
1925
0.0
The Phantom of the Opera
as Valentin (uncredited)
1925
7.1
Silent Sanderson
as Jim Downing
1925
0.0
Sackcloth and Scarlet
as Samuel Curtis
1925
0.0
On the Stroke of Three
as Henry Mogridge
1924
0.0
The Painted Lady
as Carter
1924
0.0
Empty Hearts
as Frank Gorman
1924
0.0
Romance Ranch
as Clifton Venable
1924
0.0
The Lone Chance
as Lew Brody
1924
0.0
🎬
Love Letters
as Thomas Chadwick
1924
0.0